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Moxlow Thrilled about Return to Sebring International Raceway

Grosse Ile, Michigan (12 March 2014) — Dane Moxlow is ready to take to the track again to drive the #11 Trenton Forging/Mitchum Motorsports BMW 128i ST car in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series at the Sebring International Raceway this weekend. Joined by his teammate, Lee Carpentier, the duo was in Sebring two weeks ago for the official series test. They used the opportunity to sort out some small issues that they would have had to sort out during the race weekend, giving them a head start and an edge. Now they are concentrating on making it go fast and gaining position. Read more…

Grosse Ile, Michigan (27 January 2014) — Dane Moxlow and Lee Carpentier teamed up to debut the #11 Trenton Forging/Mitchum Motorsports BMW 128i ST car in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series last Friday at the historic Daytona International Speedway. Moxlow took to the track and qualified 27th after fighting handling issues in critical areas of the track. When the green flag dropped Moxlow maneuvered his way forward from 27th to 20th before handing the car over to Carpentier. The pit stop and driver change went flawlessly despite the crew and drivers performing it as a team for the first time in real competition. Carpentier grabbed another couple of spots to secure their 15th place finish, setting them up for a chance at the coveted season-long Drivers Championship. Read more…

Moxlow Signs with Mitchum Motorsports for 2014 ST Season

Grosse Ile, Michigan (17 January 2014)— Dane Moxlow and Lee Carpentier will team up to drive the #11 Trenton Forging/Mitchum Motorsports BMW 128i ST car in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series for the 2014 season. While both drivers are new to the series, they are far from strangers to racing. Moxlow joins the CTSCC from the Pirelli World Challenge GTS class where he saw a season high finish of 7th at the Detroit Grand Prix and from the Trans Am TA3 class where he broke a TA3 track record and earned his first professional podium finish. Carpentier’s racing experience comes from a variety of racing series, including the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series, which he took to the podium in 75% of the races in 2013. Read more…

Lexington, Ohio (21 August 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #20 Trenton Forging/ Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, made his Trans Am debut in the TA3 class for Round 6 of the Trans Am Championship last weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. And quite a debut it was! Moxlow earned the pole during qualifying and broke a TA3 track record, starting the weekend out on a positive note that was long overdue for the Autosport Development team. Read more…

Moxlow Sees Highs and Lows at Detroit Grand Prix

Detroit, Michigan (5 June 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/Eaton Steel/Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, saw both highs and lows at the Detroit Grand Prix last weekend, finishing 7th on Saturday and being punted into the tires on Sunday after a season-high 5th in qualifying. According to Moxlow, the car’s setup was the best that it has ever been during the practice sessions and qualifying. The team has been struggling a lot with it and it was refreshing to hear from Dane that he could really drive the Belle Isle track the way a driver should be able to. Read more…

Trenton Forging and Dane Moxlow Racing to Honor Military Members and Their Families at Detroit Grand Prix

Detroit, Michigan (23 May 2013)— Local business owner David Moxlow of Trenton Forging Company in Trenton, Michigan and Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/Eaton Steel/Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, are busy preparing for the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix which takes place June 1st and 2nd on the beautiful island of Belle Isle, Michigan, just twenty-five minutes north of the Moxlow’s hometown of Grosse Ile. Read more…

Austin, Texas (20 May 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/CP Carrillo/Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, finished 13th and 7th in rounds 4 and 5 of the Pirelli World Challenge at the brand new Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas last weekend. The weekend had its ups and downs when it came to the performance of the Mustang, and Moxlow and the crew tried several adjustments throughout the week to make it more competitive. The Dane Moxlow Racing team has been at a significant disadvantage with their platform for quite a while, but this weekend they made leaps and bounds towards redevelopment of the Mustang setup to compete with the rest of the manufacturers in the series. The team felt that they started to head in the right direction during this event in regard to the setup, but Saturday they may have gambled a bit too much. Read more…

Grosse Ile, Michigan (14 May 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/CP Carrillo/Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, will race in rounds 4 and 5 of the Pirelli World Challenge at the brand new Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas this weekend. The weekend will also feature the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship, Australia’s premiere motorsport category and one of the most exciting sporting championships in the world, competing in the Austin 400. Read more…

Long Beach, California (21 April 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/CP Carrillo/Huntington Bank/Bard’s Beer Ford Mustang Boss 302s, finished 13th in round three of the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series today despite multiple mechanical issues. After two difficult practice sessions due to red and yellow flags limiting seat time on the technical street course, Moxlow entered the early-morning qualifying session with hopes of a clean flyer lap to position him for success during the race later in the day. Unfortunately, an ABS issue, dreaded by drivers, known as a high and hard pedal caused the front end of the #7 Mustang to pile into the tires in turn 1. Read more…

Moxlow Preps for Streets of Long Beach with New Partners: Huntington Bank, Cardinal Energy Group, CP Carrillo, and Wish for Our Heroes Inc.

Grosse Ile, Michigan (28 March 2013)— Dane Moxlow, pilot of the #7 Trenton Forging/Eaton Steel/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s, is proud to welcome new partners to the Autosport Development family. Huntington Bank, Cardinal Energy Group debuted their insignia at the Streets of St. Petersburg during rounds one and two of the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series, and CP Carrillo will join the ranks at the Streets of Long Beach for round three on April 21, 2013. Moxlow is also supporting the Wish for Our Heroes organization to help gain support to grant wishes to military members and their families. Read more…

Moxlow ‘Hits a Wall’ During Season Opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg

Grosse Ile, Michigan (27 March 2013)—Dane Moxlow piloted the Autosport Development #7 Trenton Forging/Eaton Steel/Cardinal Energy Group/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s this past weekend for rounds 1 and 2 of the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series on the Streets of St. Petersburg. “The practice sessions were going really well. The car felt great and I was familiarizing myself with the track because I had never driven it before. During qualifying we made last minute change in the pits and took eight tenths off our lap time, so going into the first race I felt confident and ready in both the car and myself,” said Moxlow. Read more…

Autosport Development’s Moxlow Preps for Opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg with a New Look and New Confidence

Grosse Ile, Michigan (14 March 2013)—Last year Moxlow entered the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series halfway through the season due to unforeseen setbacks, but this year Moxlow will pilot the Autosport Development #7 Trenton Forging/Eaton Steel/Huntington Bank Ford Mustang Boss 302s for the entire season, and he can’t wait to get started. The Autosport Development team is proud to welcome back Trenton Forging Company, Eaton Steel Bar Company, and the Detroit Motion Co. as sponsors, Steeda Autosports and Bard’s Beer as partners, and is excited to announce that Huntington Bank has signed on for the 2013 season as well. Read more…

Detroit, Michigan (31 January 2012)—Dane Moxlow was invited to appear at the 2013 North American International Auto Show last Friday at Cobo Hall in Detroit to promote the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. He joined IndyCar’s Helio Castroneves, Will Power, and Simona de Silvestro on January 25th at the WXYZ Channel 7 display on the main show floor to meet with the media, sign autographs, and talk some DetroitGP during a panel discussion. Read more…

Steeda Supports Get Your Heart Racing Event
The 2nd Annual Henry Ford Hospital Get Your Heart Racing event was once again a huge success – generating hundreds of thousands of dollars for the hospitals Heart and Vascular Institute. This event is held annually on the grounds of the super-secret Ford Motor Company Dearborn Proving Grounds, provides contributors the opportunity to drive on various track and surfaces, courses, as well as to experience hot laps with professional drivers in a variety of cars. This year, Steeda Autosports provided various performance parts that were on the one-of-one cars made for the event including the 2013 GT500 auction vehicle and the 2013 Ford Focus that was a door prize at the event.

Additionally, Steeda sponsored driver Dane Moxlow brought his Trenton Forging Boss 302s race car to the event and provided exciting hot laps around the Ford Handling Course. Equipped with a passenger racing seat and a six-point harness, attendees were able to experience first hand what it is like to be driven around the track at racing speeds – effectively getting their hearts racing !

We want to thank Dane Moxlow, Trenton Forging and their entire race team for supporting the Henry Ford Hospital with this remarkable charity event. Plans are underway for the 3rd annual event next year – look for future updates from us about this exciting event next year.
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